Matt Roark is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots. Roark was born in Lexington, Kentucky, since then he has lived in Acworth, Georgia, where he attended North Cobb High School. ^[1]

College career[link]

During college he played for Kentucky Wildcats.

Pro career[link]

New England Patriots signed Matt Roark as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL Draft.

References[link]

1. ^ http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/roark_matt00.html

Matt Schaub

Schaub with the Texans in 2010
No. 8     Houston Texans
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1981-06-25) June 25, 1981 (age 31)
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College: Virginia
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 90
Debuted in 2004 for the Atlanta Falcons
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (2004–2006) Houston Texans (2007–present)
Roster status: Injured Reserve
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl Selection (2009) Pro Bowl MVP (2009) NFL Passing yards Leader (2009)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011
TD–INT 98-58 Passing yards 17,936 QB Rating 92.2 Stats at NFL.com

Matthew Rutledge Schaub (born June 25, 1981) is an American football starting quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia.

High School career[link]

Schaub attended West Chester East High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball.^[1]

College career[link]

Schaub enrolled at Virginia in the fall of 1999 and redshirted his true freshman season. In 2000, starter Dan Ellis missed some time due to injury, but fellow redshirt freshman Bryson Spinner received the bulk of playing time in relief. After the 2000 season, coach George Welsh retired and was replaced by Al Groh. Schaub was the starter for the first game of the 2001 season at Wisconsin. Over the 2001 season, Schaub and Spinner split quarterbacking duties nearly evenly. The two alternated in some games, while in others either Schaub or Spinner received nearly all the snaps. The two quarterback system worked relatively well with both effectively passing the ball to receiver Billy McMullen, the team's leading offensive threat.

Spinner transferred to the University of Richmond for the 2002 season, seemingly making Schaub the unquestioned starter. However, Schaub was briefly replaced by redshirt freshman Marques Hagans in the first game of the 2002 season against Colorado State University. Hagans was named the starter for the next game, against Florida State University, but was replaced by Schaub who went on to his breakout season. Schaub was the 2002 ACC Player of the Year, 2002 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-State Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID) as a senior. Publicized in the 2003 preseason as a Heisman candidate, Schaub suffered a shoulder injury in the first game of the season and did not return for several games; therefore his overall numbers declined in his senior season. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl and was twice selected to the All-ACC Academic Football Team. His University of Virginia awards included the John Acree Memorial Trophy, given to the football player with the highest qualities of leadership and unselfish service, and the Ben Wilson Award as the team’s most outstanding offensive player.^[2]

Matt Schaub finished his college career with at least 22 school records. He played in a record 40 games at the quarterback position and finished his career as one of the most accurate passers in Atlantic Coast Conference history (.670 career completion percentage). His Virginia statistics included school career records for yards passing (7502), touchdown passes (56), completions (716), attempts (1069), completion percentage (.670), 300-yard games (8), and 200-yard games (20).^[2]

Professional career[link]

Atlanta Falcons[link]

In 2004, Matt Schaub played QB in 6 games with the Atlanta Falcons, including starting the NFL week sixteen contest against the New Orleans Saints. Schaub was the holder on extra points and field goals.

In 2005, Schaub was named the Most Valuable Player in the American Bowl preseason game in Tokyo, Japan. In front of 45,203 fans at the Tokyo Dome, Schaub completed 11 of 13 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-21 comeback victory over the Indianapolis Colts. During the regular season he played QB in 5 games, starting one. His lone start came against the New England Patriots in week 5; Schaub threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns in the 31-28 loss. Schaub was the holder on extra points and field goals.

In 2006, Schaub again was the holder on extra points and field goals. The Falcons traded him to the Houston Texans in March 2007.

Houston Texans[link]

In March 2007, the Houston Texans acquired Schaub from the Falcons for second round picks in 2007 and 2008. As part of the deal, the teams also swapped first round picks in 2007, exchanging the Falcons' 10th pick with the Texans' 8th pick.^[3] Schaub was introduced to his new team at a press conference on March 22, 2007, and the same day, the Texans released David Carr, opening the door for Schaub to become their long-term starter.^[4]

2007 season[link]

In each of the first two games of the 2007 season, Schaub threw for over 220 yards, a 71% completion percentage, and attained a quarterback rating of over 100; both games were victories for the Texans, winning 20-3 over the Kansas City Chiefs and 34-21 over the Carolina Panthers. The second victory marked the first 2–0 start in franchise history.^[5] In week four, he started against his former team, the Atlanta Falcons, in which he completed 28 of 40 attempts, with 317 yards, 1 touchdown, and no interceptions in what would be his second loss of the 2007 season.^[6]

Though Schaub was plagued with injuries throughout the 2007 season, he and backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels improved on the team's 2006 record of 6–10, bringing the Texans to their first .500 season with an 8–8 record which is also a first in the team's short history.

2008 season[link]

Schaub returned as the starter for the 2008 season. He played poorly in the first two games, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans but then had a great game against the Jacksonville Jaguars despite another loss. He sat out the week 5 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. In week 6, Schaub set the Texans franchise record for passing yards with 379 in a comeback win against the Miami Dolphins in which Schaub scored the winning TD on a QB draw with 3 seconds left. Schaub helped teammate wide receiver Andre Johnson lead the league in both receptions and receiving yards through week 8 of the season, having 56 catches for 772 yards. The new quarterback-receiver tandem had their best day together through midseason during the week 8 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals where Schaub threw for 280 yards, completing over 85% of his passes (24 of 28), 10 of those going to Johnson for 143 yards in the 35-6 rout. Schaub's season was broken up however with a knee injury against the Minnesota Vikings, which expected to keep him out for around 4 weeks, making Sage Rosenfels the new starter.

Against the Green Bay Packers, Schaub completed 28 of 42 pass attempts for 414 yards and 2 touchdowns, also leading the Texans down the field to set up a Kris Brown game winning field goal. He played well down the stretch and the team finished 8-8 despite starting 0-4.

2009 season[link]

During the 2009 NFL season, Schaub led the Texans to a 9-7 record, the first winning record in team history. He led the league in passing yards (4,770), completions (396), yards per game (298) and passing attempts (583), while finishing fifth in touchdowns (29), compiling a quarterback rating of 98.6. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl as an injury replacement to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, winning MVP honors.^[7]

2010 season[link]

There were high hopes for the Texans with the league's leading passer (in yards) coming back for the 2010 year, but with the development of the running game, Matt Schaub was only 9/17 for 107 yards for a touchdown and an interception in a Week 1 victory against the Indianapolis Colts. Hopes for strong start to the season were rejuvenated when Matt Schaub threw for 497 yards in an overtime victory over the Washington Redskins on September 19, 2010.^[8] Schaub would finish the season with 4370 passing yards, good for 4th in the league, but the team would finish 6-10 and miss the playoffs.

2011 season[link]

After a week 10 game versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Schaub was placed on IR with a broken foot after DT Albert Haynesworth fell on him.^[9]

Career statistics[link]

Texans franchise records[link]

• Most career passing yards (16,903 yards)^[10]
• Most career passing touchdowns (92)^[11]
• Most career 4th quarter comeback wins (7)^[12]
• Most passing touchdowns in a single season (29 in 2009)^[13]
• Most passing yards in a single season (4,770)^[14]
• Most game winning drives in a single season (4 in 2009)^[15]
• First Quarterback to make the Pro Bowl (2009)^[16]
• First player to win Pro Bowl MVP^[17]

See also[link]

• List of NFL quarterbacks who have passed for 400 or more yards in a game

References[link]

External links[link]

• NFL.com Profile
• ESPN Profile
• Official Matt Schaub Website

Joeseph Emerson Mays (born December 10, 1975 in Flint, Michigan, USA) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.

Mays is a 1994 graduate of Southeast High School in Bradenton, Florida. He also attended Manatee Community College in Bradenton. He and his wife, Melinda (née Rogers), have two children.

Mays began his major league career with the Twins on April 7, 1999. He missed all of the 2004 season to have Tommy John surgery performed on his pitching arm. Through 2003, he posted a 42-55 record with a 4.70 ERA. Mays successfully bounced back from his surgery to rejoin the Twins' starting rotation at the beginning of the 2005 season, and recorded his first win since the 2003 season on April 27, 2005 against the Kansas City Royals.

Due to his losing record and disappointing ERA, on August 26, 2005, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire demoted Mays to the Twins bullpen and called up Scott Baker from AAA Rochester to replace Mays in the pitching rotation.

On October 7, 2005, the Twins chose not to renew Mays' contract for 2006, making him a free agent. He signed with the Kansas City Royals on December 23, 2005.

Mays' Royals career was short-lived, as he was released on May 16, 2006 after posting an 0-4 record in 6 starts with a 10.27 ERA. On May 19, 2006, Mays signed a minor league contract with the Louisville Bats. On June 6, Mays had his contract purchased by the Reds. However, Mays was designated for assignment on July 26, ending his short stint with the Reds.

Mays would spend a good deal of time as a free agent before signing a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on February 7, 2007. The contract included an invitation to spring training, where Mays failed to make the big league roster. Mays requested and received his release on May 16, 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Personal[link]

Mays is a distant cousin of submarine pitcher Carl Mays who threw the pitch that resulted in the death of Ray Chapman on August 16, 1920.^[1]

References[link]

External links[link]

• ESPN profile and daily updates
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Tamaurice Nigel "Tee" Martin (born July 25, 1978 in Mobile, Alabama) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He is the current wide receivers coach for the University of Southern California Trojans.

College career[link]

Martin was a backup to Peyton Manning during his freshman and sophomore years at the University of Tennessee. During his junior season, Martin led the 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team to a 13–0 record and a Fiesta Bowl victory over Florida State University, winning the school its first NCAA Division I-A national football championship since 1951.^[1]. He was teammates with running back Jamal Lewis in his early years at Tennessee and Peerless Price, who each went on to play in the NFL.

In the 1998 season, Martin broke the NCAA record for consecutive completions.^[1] Against South Carolina, Martin completed his first 23 passes. Combined with a completion the previous week against Alabama, Martin's string of 24 completions set the new record.

In 1999, Martin led the Vols to their second consecutive BCS bowl. During Martin's two years as a starter at Tennessee, the Vols were undefeated against 4 of his main conference rivals, (2–0 vs Alabama, 2–0 vs Auburn, 2–0 vs Georgia, 2–0 vs Kentucky, and 1–1 vs Florida).

Professional career[link]

Martin was drafted in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 2004, Martin retired as an Oakland Raider after four NFL seasons. Martin spent one season in the NFL Europe league.^[1] During the 2002 season, he led the Rhein Fire to a league best 7–3 record. The Fire lost in the World Bowl, falling 20–26 to the Berlin Thunder.

As one of six quarterbacks chosen before Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL Draft, Martin was profiled in the 2011 ESPN documentary, "Brady 6".

Martin owns Playmakers Sports, a company specializing in sports event planning, quarterback training, and skills development and is a college football expert on Comcast Sports Southeast program Talkin' Football. He is a quarterback coach for the Nike Elite 11 Quarterback Camps, Nike Football Training Camps, and has trained many high school and Division 1 quarterbacks. In 2008, Martin created the "Dual Threat" Quarterback Camp and Academy in Atlanta, Georgia.

After one year as quarterbacks coach at New Mexico under Mike Locksley, Martin accepted the wide receivers coaching position at the University of Kentucky to join new head coach Joker Phillips.

In February 2012 Tee Martin was announced as the new wide receivers coach for the University of Southern California. He had been linked with jobs at both Alabama and Oregon previously. News of his hiring at USC was broken by a tweet by Matt Barkley. Martin replaces Ted Gilmore who left to take a job at the Oakland Raiders

Video games[link]

Martin appeared in a short season preview for NCAA Football 99 where a virtual rendering of himself throws a long pass for a touchdown.

Personal[link]

Tee is married to the former Toya Rodriguez, a recording artist known professionally as Toya.^[1] They have a son, Kaden.

References[link]

• 1999 Tennessee Volunteers Football Media Guide

Tee Martin's Official Lost Lettermen Interviews